| impact of mining and forest regeneration on small mammal biodiversity in the western region of ghana. | much of the terrestrial biodiversity in sub-saharan africa is supported by tropical rainforest. natural resource development, particularly surface mining in the rainforest, poses great risks to the region's rich and endemic biodiversity. here, we assessed the impact of surface mining and the success of forest rehabilitation on small mammal diversity in the western region of ghana. we surveyed small mammals in the project area and two adjoining forest reserves (control sites) before the mining op ... | 2017 | 28451959 |